Study in Different Languages
Discover 'Study' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Study
Afrikaans studeer | ||
Albanian studimi | ||
Amharic ጥናት | ||
Arabic دراسة | ||
Armenian ուսումնասիրել | ||
Assamese অধ্যয়ন কৰা | ||
Aymara yatiqaña | ||
Azerbaijani iş | ||
Bambara kalan | ||
Basque azterketa | ||
Belarusian вучоба | ||
Bengali অধ্যয়ন | ||
Bhojpuri पढ़ाई-लिखाई | ||
Bosnian studija | ||
Bulgarian проучване | ||
Catalan estudiar | ||
Cebuano pagtuon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 研究 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 研究 | ||
Corsican studiu | ||
Croatian studija | ||
Czech studie | ||
Danish undersøgelse | ||
Dhivehi ކިޔެވުން | ||
Dogri पढ़ाई | ||
Dutch studie | ||
English study | ||
Esperanto studo | ||
Estonian uuring | ||
Ewe srɔ̃ nu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pag-aaral | ||
Finnish tutkimus | ||
French étude | ||
Frisian studearje | ||
Galician estudo | ||
Georgian სწავლა | ||
German studie | ||
Greek μελέτη | ||
Guarani ñemoarandu | ||
Gujarati અભ્યાસ | ||
Haitian Creole etidye | ||
Hausa karatu | ||
Hawaiian hoʻopaʻa haʻawina | ||
Hebrew לימוד | ||
Hindi अध्ययन | ||
Hmong kawm ntawv | ||
Hungarian tanulmány | ||
Icelandic rannsókn | ||
Igbo ọmụmụ | ||
Ilocano agadal | ||
Indonesian belajar | ||
Irish staidéar | ||
Italian studia | ||
Japanese 調査 | ||
Javanese sinau | ||
Kannada ಅಧ್ಯಯನ | ||
Kazakh оқу | ||
Khmer សិក្សា | ||
Kinyarwanda kwiga | ||
Konkani अभ्यास | ||
Korean 연구 | ||
Krio stɔdi | ||
Kurdish xwendina zanko | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خوێندن | ||
Kyrgyz изилдөө | ||
Lao ສຶກສາ | ||
Latin studium | ||
Latvian pētījums | ||
Lingala koyekola | ||
Lithuanian tyrimas | ||
Luganda okusoma | ||
Luxembourgish studéieren | ||
Macedonian студија | ||
Maithili पढ़ाई | ||
Malagasy fianarana | ||
Malay belajar | ||
Malayalam പഠനം | ||
Maltese studju | ||
Maori ako | ||
Marathi अभ्यास | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯩꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo zir | ||
Mongolian судлах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လေ့လာချက် | ||
Nepali अध्ययन | ||
Norwegian studere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuphunzira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ | | ||
Oromo qayyabannaa | ||
Pashto مطالعه | ||
Persian مطالعه | ||
Polish badanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estude | ||
Punjabi ਅਧਿਐਨ | ||
Quechua yachakuy | ||
Romanian studiu | ||
Russian исследование | ||
Samoan suesue | ||
Sanskrit अध्ययनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic sgrùdadh | ||
Sepedi ithuta | ||
Serbian студија | ||
Sesotho ho ithuta | ||
Shona kudzidza | ||
Sindhi پڙهائي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අධ්යයනය | ||
Slovak štúdium | ||
Slovenian študij | ||
Somali barasho | ||
Spanish estudiar | ||
Sundanese diajar | ||
Swahili kusoma | ||
Swedish studie | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mag-aral | ||
Tajik омӯзиш | ||
Tamil படிப்பு | ||
Tatar өйрәнү | ||
Telugu అధ్యయనం | ||
Thai ศึกษา | ||
Tigrinya መፅናዕቲ | ||
Tsonga dyondza | ||
Turkish ders çalışma | ||
Turkmen öwrenmek | ||
Twi (Akan) sua | ||
Ukrainian вивчення | ||
Urdu مطالعہ | ||
Uyghur study | ||
Uzbek o'rganish | ||
Vietnamese học | ||
Welsh astudio | ||
Xhosa ukufunda | ||
Yiddish לערנען | ||
Yoruba iwadi | ||
Zulu funda |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Studeer" may derive from Middle Dutch "studeren", itself from Latin "studere", meaning "to be eager for", "to devote oneself to" (a given pursuit). |
| Albanian | The word "studimi" derives from the Latin word "studium", meaning "zeal" or "application to learning." |
| Amharic | "ጥናት" also means "research" and "investigation" and comes from the root "ጥነ" meaning "to investigate" or "to examine". |
| Arabic | The word "دراسة" also means "research" or "investigation". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "iş" also has the alternate meaning of "business" or "work" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word "azterketa" can also refer to an exam or a review. |
| Belarusian | The verb «вучыць» (to study) is of Polish origin and has the same etymology as the word «vocation». |
| Bengali | The Sanskrit word 'adhyayana' comes from the root 'dhi' meaning 'to contemplate' and the prefix 'a' meaning 'towards', signifying the act of turning one's mind towards a subject. |
| Bosnian | "Studija" in Bosnian can also mean "apartment" or "studio flat". |
| Bulgarian | The word "проучване" also means "exploration" or "investigation" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "estudiar" can also mean "to watch" or "to attend". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese character "研" in "研究" (study) means to polish stone, suggesting the process of refinement and deep thought involved in study. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "研" can also mean "inspect" in Chinese |
| Corsican | Corsican "studiu" can also mean "room" or "apartment". |
| Croatian | The Latin verb 'studere' means to apply oneself, give attention to, or pursue zealously. |
| Czech | The name for study room in Czech, "studovna," is derived from the German word "Studierzimmer," meaning "study room." |
| Danish | "Undersøgelse" also means "investigation," and as a derivative of "søge," it refers to "seeking into," |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "studie" can also refer to a student's major or specialization, and "studeren" (to study) implies more in-depth and academic engagement than its English counterpart. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'studo' is derived from Latin 'studium', which also means 'zeal' or 'eagerness'. |
| Estonian | Uuring can also mean a geological survey or a study of a subject by an expert. |
| Finnish | "Tutkimus" is derived from the verb "tutkia", which means "to investigate" or "to examine." |
| French | The word "étude" also means "music exercise" in French, as in "the études of Chopin", and comes from the Latin "studium", meaning "zeal". |
| Frisian | The verb "studearje" is derived from the Latin word "studium," meaning "zeal" or "eagerness," and also shares a root with the word "student." |
| Galician | In Galician, "estudo" also refers to a type of medieval song or a melody for a popular dance. |
| Georgian | Besides the common meaning, the Georgian word "სწავლა" can also mean "lesson" or "lecture". |
| German | The German word "Studie" can also mean "academic paper" or "research project". |
| Greek | "μελέτη" can also refer to an "examination" of a text or performance. |
| Gujarati | The term "અભ્યાસ" (study) also refers to a practice or application in the context of Hindu dharma or philosophy. |
| Haitian Creole | "Etidye" also derives from the French "étude" which can mean either "study" or a musical piece to practice on. |
| Hausa | Hausa word 'karatu' derives from Arabic 'qara'a' meaning 'to read' or 'to recite', suggesting a strong historical connection between Hausa and Islamic education. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "hoʻopaʻa haʻawina" also refers to the act of retaining information or knowledge. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "לימוד" (study) also means "teaching" and "education", reflecting the reciprocal nature of learning in Jewish culture. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'अध्ययन' is rooted in the Sanskrit term 'अधि' (over, above) and 'यन' (to go), connoting 'going over' something to gain knowledge. |
| Hmong | "Kawm ntawv" in Hmong shares its root with the word for "book" ("ntawv") and originally meant "to look at books" or "to read books". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "tanulmány" originated from the verb "tanulni" (to learn) and denotes any effort spent on acquiring knowledge or developing skills. |
| Icelandic | The word "rannsókn" can also refer to an investigation, survey, or inquiry. |
| Igbo | Ọmụmụ derives from the root "mụ" meaning "to bear" and suggests the "birth" of knowledge through learning. |
| Indonesian | Belajar, meaning "to study" in Indonesian, comes from the Old Javanese word "jar" which means "to follow" or "to learn". |
| Irish | In addition to referring to a subject of study, "staidéar" can mean "inquiry" or "speculation". |
| Italian | In Italian, "studia" (study) shares a root with "studio" (office) and "studiare" (to study), emphasizing the connection between the act of study and the space in which it occurs. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "調査" (chōsa) literally means "to look into something" or "to search for the truth". |
| Javanese | The word "sinau" in Javanese can also mean "to learn" or "to acquire knowledge". |
| Kannada | The word "ಅಧ್ಯಯನ" can also mean "research" or "investigation" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "оқу" could also refer to reading or teaching. |
| Khmer | The word "សិក្សា" can also be used to refer to a particular subject or field of knowledge. |
| Korean | The word "연구" also refers to a Confucian scholar or researcher. |
| Kurdish | The term "xwendina zanko" literally translates to "knee reading" in Kurdish, reflecting the traditional practice of scholars sitting on the ground with books resting on their knees. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "изилдөө" in Kyrgyz can also mean "research" or "investigation". |
| Lao | "ສຶກສາ" is the Sino-Tibetan equivalent of "การศึกษา" (Thai) or "educare" (Latin) and shares its roots with the words for 'education', 'learning' or 'knowledge' across various Southeast Asian and East Asian languages. |
| Latin | The Latin word "studium" can also refer to zeal, eagerness, or devotion. |
| Latvian | The word "pētījums" is derived from the verb "pētīt", meaning "to study" or "to research". It can also refer to a scientific or scholarly work, a piece of research, or a work of art. |
| Lithuanian | "Tyrimas" derives from Proto-Indo-European "tormos- ("to cut"), and thus shares an etymology with "termite" and "thrombus." |
| Luxembourgish | The verb "studéieren" in Luxembourgish originally meant "to be a student", but has since expanded to include the meaning "to study". |
| Macedonian | The word "студија" can also refer to a small room or living quarters for a student. |
| Malagasy | The word "fianarana" is derived from the root "fianatra", which means "to learn". In addition to its literal translation as "study," it can also refer to "knowledge," "education," or even "science." |
| Malay | "Belajar" is also used in Malay to ask after someone's health, with a similar sense as the word "visit". |
| Malayalam | The word "പഠനം" in Malayalam is also used to refer to religious rituals, such as the recitation of mantras. |
| Maltese | The word "studju" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "studio" and can also refer to a room or place of study. |
| Maori | "Ako" can also mean to teach, to learn or to know in Maori. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'अभ्यास' ultimately comes from the Sanskrit word 'अभ्यासः', which also means 'to practice' or 'to exercise'. |
| Mongolian | "Судлах" in Mongolian originally meant "to observe" or "to inquire" and its alternate meaning "to study" arose later in history. |
| Nepali | अध्ययन is also used in Nepali to mean 'devotional contemplation' or 'meditation'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian verb "studere" derives from the Latin word "studere" meaning "to be zealous," "to be earnest," "to strive," "to take pains," etc. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kuphunzira" also means "learn" in the Nyanja language. |
| Pashto | The word "مطالعه" in Pashto can also refer to a type of religious chant or recitation |
| Persian | مطالعه comes from Arabic and is related to "read" in French, and "reading" in English. |
| Polish | The word "badanie" can also refer to a medical examination or test. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Cognate with Spanish "estudio" and French "étude," all from Latin "studium." Also used to refer to a musical composition, especially for piano, designed to develop technique or serve as a musical exercise. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਅਧਿਐਨ" derives from the Sanskrit "अध्यायन" (adhyayana), meaning "to go to" or "to apply oneself to" something. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "studiu" can also refer to a small room used for studying or working, similar to a "den" in English. |
| Russian | The word "исследование" can also mean "exploration" or "research". |
| Samoan | The word "suesue" in Samoan can also refer to a lesson plan or curriculum. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "sgrùdadh" may have been derived from the Old Norse word "skrúð" meaning "scrutiny". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "студија" also means "art studio" or "art work", reflecting its Latin root "studium" (diligence, zeal). |
| Sesotho | The word "ho ithuta" can also mean "to be taught" or "to learn by heart." |
| Shona | The word 'kuzidza' is derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-lima, which also means 'to eat' or 'to consume'. |
| Sindhi | The word پڙهائي can also refer to the knowledge gained from studying. |
| Slovak | The word "štúdium" also has a connotation of "aspiration" or "yearning" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "študij" comes from the Latin word "studium", which means "eagerness, enthusiasm, or effort". |
| Somali | The word "barasho" is a noun and can be used to refer to "education" or "knowledge." |
| Spanish | "Estudiar" in Spanish is derived from the Latin word "studium" meaning "zeal" or "eagerness", and can also mean "care" or "diligence." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese "diajar" means both "to study" and "to teach". |
| Swahili | In Chagga, 'kusoma' means 'to teach' rather than 'to study' as it does in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "studie" is of Latin origin, and can also mean a |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Mag-aral" is also used as a more general term to refer to learning, acquiring knowledge or skills, or improving one's abilities. |
| Tajik | The word "омӯзиш" in Tajik comes from the Persian word "آموزیدن" (āmuzidan), which means "to learn" or "to acquire knowledge." |
| Tamil | The word " படிப்பு " can also mean steps of a building or the act of reading or reciting. |
| Telugu | The term 'అధ్యయనం' (adhyayanam) in Telugu is also used in religious contexts, referring to the study and understanding of sacred scriptures or texts. |
| Thai | The verb "ศึกษา" in Thai can also mean "to research" or "to investigate". |
| Turkish | The Turkish phrase "ders çalışma" literally translates to "to work on a lesson". |
| Ukrainian | The verb вивчати derives from the Proto-Slavic root *vědъ, which also gave rise to the word відати "to know" |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "مطالعہ" comes from the Arabic word "مطالعة" (mutala'ah), which means "reading" or "study". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "o'rganish" not only means "study", but also "to investigate" or "to examine." |
| Vietnamese | The word "học" is also used to mean "to learn", "to study", and "to absorb knowledge". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "astudio" can also mean "studio" or "study room". |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "ukufunda" also means "to acquire knowledge or skill" and is related to the word "funda", meaning "to teach". |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "לערנען" can also mean "to teach" or "to expound". |
| Yoruba | Iwadi encompasses "study" and "character" in Yoruba, reflecting the integral connection between knowledge and ethical conduct. |
| Zulu | "Funda" also means "to teach" or "to read" in Zulu. |
| English | The word "study" can also refer to a room, an investigation, or a preparatory exercise. |